Modular shelving for kitchens that never have enough room

AisleMaster NZ supplies stainless steel and epoxy-coated shelving bays for commercial kitchens, bakeries, butchers and dry stores. Wire uprights, cantilever brackets, castor kits, wall channels and corner gussets are all sized for tight galley runs and cold rooms.

Every bay is load-rated. Send a photo and a rough sketch, and the team works from your measurements to put together a cut list with assembly notes. Trade pricing runs alongside single-bay orders for smaller kitchens, so a fit-out crew and a one-room bakery get the same drawing back.

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Based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Not sure where to start? Read how the bay planning approach works before you order.

What you get when you order a bay

Shelving in a working kitchen is a measurement problem before it is a product. A run that looks fine on a plan can block a trolley or trap water under the bottom shelf. These are the points that decide whether a bay actually works once it is bolted in.

Every bay is load-rated

Upright gauge, wire thickness and bracket count all feed into the figure. We tell you what the rating covers, so you know where a heavy corner stack needs a mid-level support instead of a longer span.

Sized for tight galley runs

Cantilever brackets and wall channels free the floor under the shelf, which matters when staff carry trays past the run. Shelf depth is chosen against the clear walkway, not against the wall length.

Stainless or epoxy, matched to the zone

Stainless goes where steam and washing are constant. Epoxy coated bays handle ambient dry stores at a lower cost per bay. A mixed fit-out on the same upright gauge keeps the run extendable later.

Cold room details handled

Feet or castors keep shelves clear of the floor so water drains and cleaning reaches underneath. Channel fixings are specified for insulated panel thickness, not standard wall plugs.

A photo and a rough sketch is enough

Send a picture of the space with approximate dimensions, ceiling height and any pipework or door swing. You get a cut list back with assembly notes, not a generic parts catalogue.

Trade pricing and single bays

Fit-out crews ordering a full run and a small kitchen ordering one bay go through the same process. Trade accounts are flagged at the start so the pricing reflects the volume.

Working through a full fit-out? See the range on the offerings page, or read how we scope a run on the approach page.

How a bay plan comes together

Most shelving problems in a commercial kitchen or dry store are measurement problems, not product problems. A run that looks generous on a floor plan can end up too tight once uprights, door swings and pipework are in the way.

Start with a photo and a rough sketch

A phone photo of the wall or corner, plus a hand sketch with the run length, ceiling height and anything fixed in the way, is enough to work from. Mark where doors open, where drainage channels sit and how much clear walkway has to stay free.

Decide the finish before the layout

Stainless steel suits wet zones, steam and frequent washing. Epoxy coated bays hold up in ambient dry stores and cost less per bay. Where a fit-out runs through both, the same upright gauge keeps the two areas compatible if the run is extended later.

Check the load, not just the length

Bay ratings assume weight spread across the shelf. Tinned goods stacked in one corner behave differently. Upright gauge, wire thickness and bracket count all feed into the figure, so note what actually gets stored on each level.

What to send with your measurements

Run length along the wall, plus the height from floor to ceiling.
Depth available for shelves, and the clear walkway you need to keep.
Fixed obstacles: pipework, sockets, extraction, door swing, drainage.
Whether the bay sits against a standard wall or an insulated cold room panel.
Rough weight per shelf level, and whether the bay needs to move on castors.

What comes back

The team turns the sketch into a bay plan: upright lengths, shelf counts and spacing, bracket positions, and the wall channels, corner gussets or castor kits the run needs. It ships as a cut list with assembly notes, so a fit-out crew can check the numbers against the room before anything is drilled.

Trade pricing applies to fit-out crews ordering across a site. Single bays are quoted the same way for small kitchens that only need one run.

Send your measurements and get a bay plan back. If the first sketch is rough, that is fine, it usually is. The details that matter most are the ones you can see standing in the room: how narrow the walkway really is, where the condensation collects, and what has to move through the space every day.

Send a photo and a rough sketch

That is usually all it takes to start a bay plan. A phone photo of the wall or corner, plus a sketch with the run length, ceiling height and anything in the way, tells us more than a long written brief.

Useful details to include: site type (commercial kitchen, bakery, butcher, dry store or cold room), the length of the run you want to fill, whether you prefer stainless steel or epoxy coated shelves, and any obstacles such as pipework, door swings, drainage channels or insulated cold room panels. If you are ordering on a trade account for a fit-out crew, mention it so the request is routed correctly.

Where to send it

Email: info@aislemasternz.com
Phone: +27 62 301 7340
Address: Katherine Street 1, Sandton City Office Towers, Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa

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Pick the route that fits your site

Not every kitchen needs the same shelving setup. A single bay in a cafe back room and a full dry store fit-out for a bakery are different jobs, and the right starting point depends on how much space you have, what you store and how wet the room gets. Below are the three ways most people work with us.

Single bay order

One run, one wall, one problem to solve. This suits small kitchens, back-of-house corners and prep areas where you just need a load-rated bay that fits a tight gap. You send a photo and a rough sketch with your wall length and ceiling height, and we come back with a cut list and assembly notes for that bay.

Best for: cafes, small kitchens, single storage walls
You provide: wall length, ceiling height, obstacles
You get back: bay plan, cut list, assembly notes

Full fit-out run

Several bays across a dry store, a cold room or a full galley line. Here the upright gauge, shelf depth and bracket positions need to work together, especially where walkways are narrow and trolleys have to pass. We plan the whole run from your measurements so bays line up and can be extended later.

Best for: bakeries, butchers, dry stores, cold rooms
You provide: room layout, run lengths, humidity notes
You get back: multi-bay plan with shared uprights

Trade account

For fit-out crews ordering across multiple jobs. Trade pricing applies to repeat orders, and you can flag it when you send measurements. The catalogue covers wire uprights, cantilever brackets, castor kits, wall channels and corner gussets, so a run can be specified in one pass rather than pieced together.

Best for: fit-out crews, installers, multi-site work
You provide: job list, run lengths, finish preference
You get back: bay plans with trade pricing applied

Whichever route you take, the first step is the same: measure the wall, note the ceiling height and any pipework or door swing, and send it through with a photo. From there we work out the bay plan and what it needs to hold. If you are not sure whether stainless steel or epoxy coated shelving suits the room, say so and we will work through the humidity and cleaning routine with you.